While artificial intelligence has streamlined many of legal professionals’ workflows, some question whether AI has its place in the jury selection process.
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In the Words of CIOs: There's Growing Unease Regarding Firms' Cybersecurity Postures
Though most 2022 LTN Tech Survey respondents reported being satisfied with their cybersecurity preparedness, many of their answers to open-ended questions told a different story.
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Firms' Cloud Migration Plows Ahead, as Vendors Force Transition
More firms are using cloud technology this year than ever before, and observers say the number is poised to go up, especially as more legal tech vendors ditch their on-prem solutions.
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Best Practices for Handling Special Files in eDiscovery: Short Message Data
The proliferation of chat and messaging tools has raised unique eDiscovery challenges. But as the third part of this series on special eDiscovery files reveals, tools exist to make the handling of this increasingly common type of data more efficient and cost-effective.
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Aderant Launches New Docketing Tool Milana, Merging ALN and CompuLaw Capabilities
The new solution was developed over the past 10 months following the Aderant’s January 2022 acquisition of American Legalnet (ALN).
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Aderant Unveils Cloud Docketing Product that Combines CompuLaw with American LegalNet
Last January, Aderant, a global provider of business management software for law firms, acquired American LegalNet (ALN), the docketing technology and rules-based calendaring company.
When it did, Aderant already had a leading rules-based calendaring product of its own, CompuLaw, which it acquired in 2011, and which originally was introduced to the legal market some 40 years ago.
Now,
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I Put WordRake’s New Version 4.0 to the Test Against the Supreme Court’s Second Amendment Opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
As reported here yesterday, the legal editing software WordRake released a new version 4.0 that expands its functionality, adds new pricing options for less-frequent users, and introduces a new Simplicity editing mode for simplifying complex language.
With this release, WordRake now has two editing modes: Brevity and Simplicity. You might consider the Brevity mode to be “classic” WordRake, in
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Preparing for the Legal Team of the Future – Adam Curphey (TGIR Ep. 176)
Adam Curphey’s new book, The Legal Team of the Future: Law+ Skills guides the reader through the need for less silos in legal practice and much more reliance upon teams and collaborative efforts. The idea of a “Law+” model for the profession brings in the essential processes of adding people, business, change, and technology to the law and creating legal teams
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VR in Courts Likely to Stay Limited as Experts Point to 'Insurmountable' Challenges
While virtual reality technology has already proved useful in many other industries, its use in legal is still coming into focus. While many have pointed to VR’s potential to present evidence in trials, some argue that immersing jurors into a crime scene is a step too far.
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Ten Marketing Tips for LegalTech Vendors
The more I am around legal product and service providers, the more I think many of them have a lot to learn about lawyers and marketing. Too much jargon, too much BS, and too little understanding of what drives lawyers. I’m not a vendor, but I did practice law for a long time and have seen lots of pitches. So
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WordRake Releases Version 4.0 of its Legal Editing Software, Including New ‘Simplicity’ Mode for Simplifying Complex Language and New Pricing
The legal editing software WordRake is today releasing a new version 4.0 that expands its functionality, adds new pricing options for less-frequent users, and introduces a new Simplicity editing mode for simplifying complex language.
WordRake President Scott Johns calls this a “massive update” in which WordRake has “expanded functionality, dramatically increased editing algorithm quantity and quality, eliminated license keys for
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Nervous System: The Bakery Computer
The use of computers for business analytics can trace its origins back to the most unlikely of places: a UK bakery chain in the 1940s.
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On the Hot Seat: 'Know Your Audience,' Says Trial Tech Matt Spalding
“They’re getting all of this with a fresh mind,” says the Houston-based trial consultant of jurors. “You have to educate them and convince them—all with the chess clock running and the other side standing up and saying the exact opposite of what you’re saying.”
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Exciting Enhancements in Transcript Management Technology
From : Blog Entry >> Daniel’s Blog EntryPlease enjoy this blog posted on behalf of the author, Rachel Bailey, Product Marketing Manager, Opus2. People want to be able to easily open new software and start working. This is not unique to legal practitioners, but feels particularly important when time is ticking on an important lawsuit. The most useful software
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A Few Considerations When Preserving Slack Data for Ediscovery
Court rulings in the past few years have codified what people working in ediscovery have known all along: Slack (and other collaboration app data) is discoverable during litigation and should be preserved the same as email as stipulated in Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP). With that in mind, here are a few things to consider
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